Neat stuff! I saw aircraft at Oshkosh that used the venerable 1.6L VW diesel.
I believe Packard tried - albeit unsuccessfully - to market a diesel radial motor (?!) back in the 1930's Mark --- Steve Spence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > biodiesel/veggie oil aircraft anyone? > > Steve Spence > Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter > & Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: > http://www.green-trust.org > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Audi-VW-Diesels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Vwdiesel" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 4:25 PM > Subject: [Audi-VW-Diesels] FW: Thiellert diesel aircraft engines > > > > Here's the latest from the diesel aircraft engine front. > > -James > > > > > > > > > > ====================================================================== > > T A E - I N F O M A I L N o. 0 2 / 2 0 0 3 > > from 03 March 2003 > > Best legibility Courier New font face > > ====================================================================== > > > > Dear Sir or Madam, > > > > having announced further information in our last infomail we would > > like to provide them now: > > > > 1. Series kick-off retrofit kits for Cessna 172 / First customer > > aircraft shipped in march > > > > 2. Status of Piper PA 28 STC > > > > We hope to provide you helpful information and we are pleased > > about your interest. > > > > Yours faithfully, > > > > Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > 1. SERIES KICK-OFF RETROFIT KITS FOR CESSNA 172 / FIRST CUSTOMER > > AIRCRAFT SHIPPED IN MARCH > > > > At present, we are producing our CENTURION 1.7 jet fuel aircraft > > engines and the installation parts for the Cessna 172. The delivery > > times for the Cessna 172 retrofit installation parts have been > > postponed. The reason for this being quality and supply bottlenecks on > > the part of our suppliers. We are currently providing our suppliers > > with significant levels of support in the transition to series > > production, which in turn has produced the knock-on effect that our > > internal resources cannot be used for the development of further > > retrofit kits. Due to the limited capacities, we shall not be > > extending our range of certified retrofit kits until after the > > completion of this Cessna 172 series kick-off. The first customer > > aircraft successfully completed their ground roll tests and are due to > > be shipped to their owners before the end of March. > > > > * Retrofit-Kits for 172N, F172N, 172P, F172P > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > 2. STATUS OF PIPER PA 28 STC > > > > The issuing of the supplemental type certification (STC) for the Piper > > PA 28 has been postponed. We anticipate that the STC will be issued by > > mid-April at AERO 2003 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Regular deliveries > > of the retrofit kit for the Piper PA 28 will be available in August > > from our sales partners. By this point in time, we will have also > > defined the retrofit kit for the PA 28-161 Cadet, meaning that two > > types will be available from August. > > > > > > > > _____THIELERT AIRCRAFT ENGINES GMBH___________________________________ > > > > Platanenstrasse 14 > > 09350 Lichtenstein > > Germany > > > > Fon: +49 37204 6960 > > Fax: +49 37204 69650 > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.tae-engines.com > > > > > > _____CENTURION - JET A-ENGINES FOR GA BUILT BY TAE____________________ > > > > http://www.centurion-engines.com > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > --- > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release Date: 2/25/2003 > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release Date: 2/25/2003 > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> New Yahoo! Mail Plus. More flexibility. More control. More power. Get POP access, more storage, more filters, and more. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Hcb0iA/P.iFAA/46VHAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
